The following is a photo collection on major events related to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government.

Sept. 20, 2006 -- Abe becomes president of the Liberal Democratic Party after its leadership election.

Sept. 26 -- Abe appointed Japan's 90th prime minister.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pictured on Sept. 27, 2006.

July 29, 2007 -- Abe presides over the LDP's crushing defeat in the House of Councillors election.

Sept. 12 -- Abe announces his intention to resign as prime minister.

Sept. 26, 2012 -- Abe returns to the LDP presidency after its leadership election.

Dec. 16 -- LDP regains majority in the House of Representatives election.

Dec. 26 -- Abe becomes prime minister for the second time after the LDP and its coalition partner New Komeito win back the lower house.

File photo taken in December 2012 shows Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C, front row) and members of his Cabinet at the prime minister's office in Tokyo. Abe will step down from his post due to health concerns, a source from his Liberal Democratic Party said on Aug. 28, 2020. (Kyodo)

July 21, 2013 -- The ruling coalition secures a majority in the upper house, ending the divided Diet.

File photo taken in September 2013 shows Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) celebrating in Buenos Aires after Tokyo was chosen as the host city of the 2020 Summer Olympics. Abe will step down from his post due to health concerns, a source from his Liberal Democratic Party said on Aug. 28, 2020. (Kyodo)

Dec. 26 -- Abe visits the war-linked Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo, becoming the first prime minister to do so in seven years and drawing a backlash from China and South Korea.

File photo taken in December 2013 shows Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visiting the war-linked Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo. Abe will step down from his post due to health concerns, a source from his Liberal Democratic Party said on Aug. 28, 2020. (Kyodo) 

April 1, 2014 -- Japan's consumption tax is raised from 5 percent to 8 percent.

File photo taken in June 2014 shows Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) posing for a photo with the parents of Megumi Yokota who was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13 at a photo exhibition featuring their daughter in Tokyo. Abe will step down from his post due to health concerns, a source from his Liberal Democratic Party said on Aug. 28, 2020. (Kyodo)

July 1 -- The Cabinet approves a controversial reinterpretation of the Constitution allowing Japan to come to the aid of allies under armed attack in collective self-defense.

Dec. 14 -- The ruling coalition retains a two-thirds majority in the lower house election.

Sept. 8, 2015 -- Abe re-elected unopposed as LDP president.

File photo taken in September 2015 shows Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gesturing at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo after being re-elected as president of the party. Abe will step down from his post due to health concerns, a LDP source said on Aug. 28, 2020. (Kyodo)

Sept. 19 -- Japan enacts security legislation aimed at expanding the scope of the Self-Defense Forces' operations overseas.

July 10, 2016 -- The ruling coalition gains a two-thirds majority in the upper house election.

File photo taken in April 2016 shows Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (c) posing with guests invited to a cherry blossom-viewing party at Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden in Tokyo. Abe will step down from his post due to health concerns, a source from his Liberal Democratic Party said on Aug. 28, 2020. (Kyodo)
File photo taken May 26, 2016, shows Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (3rd from R) visiting Ise Jingu shrine in the central Japan city of Ise with other leaders of the Group of Seven major economies. The prime minister will step down from his post due to health concerns, a source from his ruling Liberal Democratic Party said Aug. 28, 2020. (Kyodo)

Oct. 22, 2017 -- The ruling coalition retains its two-thirds majority in the lower house election.

File photo taken Oct. 22, 2017, shows Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe smiling at the Liberal Democratic Party's headquarters in Tokyo as reports of House of Representative seat wins by LDP candidates continue to come in. The prime minister will step down from his post due to health concerns, a source from his ruling Liberal Democratic Party said Aug. 28, 2020. (Kyodo)

Sept. 20, 2018 -- Abe secures a third consecutive term as LDP leader.

File photo taken June 28, 2019, shows Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping shaking hands during the Group of 20 summit in Osaka. The prime minister will step down from his post due to health concerns, a source from his ruling Liberal Democratic Party said Aug. 28, 2020. (Kyodo)

July 21, 2019 -- The ruling coalition wins a majority of contested seats in the upper house election but falls short of the two-thirds of seats needed to propose amending the pacifist Constitution.

File photo taken in August 2019 shows Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie preparing to board a plane in Bordeaux, France, after Abe attended a Group of Seven summit. Abe will step down from his post due to health concerns, a source from his Liberal Democratic Party said on Aug. 28, 2020. (Kyodo)
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) waves alongside Liberal Democratic Party policy chief Fumio Kishida during a House of Councillors election campaign in Hiroshima on July 14, 2019. (Kyodo)

Oct. 1 -- Japan's consumption tax rate is raised to 10 percent from 8 percent, after twice being delayed.

File photo taken Oct. 22, 2019, shows Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (front) giving banzai cheers after Emperor Naruhito (facing camera) proclaimed his enthronement in a ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. The prime minister will step down from his post due to health concerns, a source from his ruling Liberal Democratic Party said Aug. 28, 2020. (Kyodo)

March 24, 2020 -- Abe and the International Olympic Committee agree to postpone the Tokyo Olympics for one year due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

April 7 -- Abe declares a state of emergency for seven prefectures over the pandemic.

Aug. 17 -- Abe checks in at a Tokyo hospital for what an aide calls a "regular health checkup."

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe leaves Keio University Hospital in Tokyo on Aug. 24, 2020. Abe revisited the hospital where a week ago he underwent what an aide called "a regular health checkup" amid speculation about his health. (Kyodo) 

Aug. 24 -- Abe revisits Tokyo hospital for additional checkups and marks record as Japan's longest-serving prime minister in terms of consecutive days in office.

Aug. 28 -- Abe announces his resignation as prime minister.

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